Ed Brand ya yi shekaru 17 a Chelsea — da farko a matsayin dan wasa a tawagar matasa, sannan a matsayin koci na kwalejin — kuma yanzu, yana da shekara 39, ya kafa wata manufa ɗaya a gabanshi: ya zama babban koci.

"Ina so in zama babban koci," Brand ya gaya wa Sky Sports a wata hira ta musamman. "Na yi shekaru 17 a matsayin koci a Chelsea. Yanzu na shirya wa kowane abu mai zuwa."

Daga dan wasa zuwa koci

Brand ya shiga Chelsea yana da shekara 10, ya jagoranci tawagar matasa, kuma ya wakilci England a matakin kasa da shekara 17. Jerin raunukan kwakwalwa sun dakatar da aikinsa na wasan, amma ya sami sha'awar sabuwar a horarwa — kuma bai taɓa kallowa baya ba.

A lokacin da ya yi a kulob, ya jagoranci tawagogin da suka lashe FA Youth Cup, ya sami kwarewa a gasar Turai, kuma ya yi aiki tare da wasu daga cikin manyan saɓbin basira a ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila, ciki har da Conor Gallagher, Reece James, Marc Guehi, Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento, Levi Colwill, da Mason Mount.

"Conor Gallagher zai iya buga wasa a kowane matsayi a tsakiya. Reece James misali ne ɗaya," Brand ya ce. "Duk hakan ya fito ne daga horarwarsu da fuskantar tsare-tsare daban-daban." Ya nuna ikon Guehi na buga wasa a tsakiya ga Manchester City a wata wasa a matsayin ƙarin shaida na wannan horarwa ta daidaitawa.

Falsafar wasa

Falsafar horarwar Brand ta samo asali ne daga karatunsa a Chelsea, amma baya son kasancewa ɗan kulle-kulle na ra'ayi ɗaya. "Ba zan ji dadin haka ba idan mun sami kashi 73 cikin ɗari na kwal kuma muka sha kashi ba tare da kirkirar kome ba," ya bayyana. Yana so ƙwallon ƙafa mai zafin gaske, tare da ƙwal da ba tare da ƙwal ba, wanda ke dogaro da mallakar ƙwal amma da manufa.

Yana so tawagoginsa su matsa da hankali maimakon tashin hankali marar tunani. "Idan ƙwallon ƙafa zai kasance na injin haka, babu wanda zai kallo. Dole a sami 'yan wasa waɗanda za su iya yanke shawara," ya yi jayayya. Yana rarrabe tsakanin dagewa kan al'adun ƙungiya — wanda ya ɗauka yana da mahimmanci — da dagewa kan salon wasa, wanda ya ɗauke shi a matsayin tarko.

"Idan wata ƙungiya za ta ba mu sarari na mita 50 a bayanta, ban so in ɗauki tura 15 don aikata abin da za mu iya yi da tura biyu," ya ce.

Kula da 'yan wasan aro na Chelsea

Bayan kwalejin, Brand ya shafe lokutan rani biyu yana jagorantar horar da kafin kakar wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ga 'yan wasan Chelsea da ba su kasance a cikin ƙungiyar farko ba. Ya yi aiki tare da Raheem Sterling, Romelu Lukaku, Trevoh Chalobah, da Ben Chilwell — wata ƙungiya da ta ƙunshi dukkan matakai na aiki, daga waɗanda suke kusa da farkon aronsu na farko zuwa waɗanda suke kusa da fita daga kulob.

"Yawancin kwacoci da alama sun duba wannan halin daga waje kuma ba za su so su taɓa shi ba," Brand ya yarda. "Na tafi hanya ta kishiyar." Ya danganta wannan ƙwarewar da inganta tsara hotuna na horarwa da gudanar da mutane a ƙarƙashin matsin lamba.

"Raheem ya yi kyau sosai. Yana so ya yi nasara a kowace horarwa," Brand ya tuna. "Shi ne wanda ke cin nasara na gaske." Chalobah ya kafa ma'aunin ƙungiyar, yayin da Sterling ya zai wa gasa a kowace zaman horarwa.

Darussa na ƙungiyar farko a Swindon

Turawa zuwa Swindon Town a matsayin mataimaki wa Jody Morris ta ba Brand kwarewarsa ta farko mai dorewa ta gudanar da ƙungiyar manya. Morris ya ba shi babban alhakin a filin horarwa, yana aiki da ɗakin tufafi da ya haɗa 'yan wasan da ke ci gaba da girma da kuma manyan ƙasa da ƙasa da suka yi wasa a Premier League.

Wata tattaunawa da ƙasar Wales ɗan ƙasa Jonny Williams ta bar masa ra'ayi mai ɗorewa. Williams bai taɓa yin aiki tare da koci a bitar bidiyo ba kafin hakan — wani bayyanar da ya ƙarfafa imanin Brand a bada kulawa ta musamman ga kowace ɗan wasa. "Yana bani mamaki cewa kwacoci ba sa yin waɗannan abubuwa ga 'yan wasansu," ya ce.

Lokacin da ya yi a Swindon ya ba shi, a cikin kalmominsa, "kwarin gwiwa da imani" cewa hanyoyinsa za su iya aiki a waje da katangar kwalejin Chelsea. Yanzu ba shi da wata damuwa game da shiga wani yanayi na manya. "Idan 'yan wasa suka yi tunani cewa ba ka san abin da kake magana akan sa ba, za su gano haka — amma yanzu ba ni da wata damuwa."

Shirye don mataki na gaba

Brand yana buɗe ga damammaki a gida ko ƙasashen waje, amma zai kasance mai zaɓe. "Zan yi bincikena sosai saboda suna yin sa a kaina," ya ce, yana mai jaddada muhimmancin samun aiki mai bayyanar manufa da kyakkyawar alaƙa da darektan wasanni.

"Na da gaske ina son tsalle daga gadona kowace safiya ina farin cikin zuwa aiki kuma ina tunani yadda zan iya yin tasiri yau," ya ƙara. "Haka ne tunanina ke aiki."